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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-07-02

NOR SALE.-The subscriber offers for
sale TRACT OF LAND, formerly
part of "Clover Hill" lying near Patapsco
Falls. 1t is of very excellent quality, in a
high state of cultivation. VIII sell 10, 20, so
or more acres to suit, on very reasonable
terms. A clear title given. For further in
formation apply to E. N. BUCKINGHAM,
mY9 Near Fnksburg, Carroll co., Md.
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MORTGAGES 5.
WI OF VALUABLE
Fee Simple and LeaseholdR
In Manchester, Carroll County. NJ


By virtue of power of sale contained in
the mortgage from Susan J. Grove and Albert
/ d. Grove, her husband, to VIM II. Hafer,
bearing date the 22nd day Of August, A. D.,
1888, and recorded among the Real Estate
Mortgage Records of Carroll county, in Liber
f. T. s., No. ~, folio 4S4, &c, The under
signed, as attorney named therein of said
mortgage, will offer at public sale, on the
premises, known rs the Franklin Hotel, in
Manchester on
Wednesday, the 18Th day Of July, 1857,
at clock, p. M, the following property, to
wit: All those two lots or parcels Of land
situated in said town of Manchester being
parts of two contiguous tracts of land called
German Church and New Market being the
same mentioned in said mortgage. One of
these lots is improved with
Sz1ssA- Is large and commodious building,
2 ~ i17,ISA partly brick and partly weather.
91s35=L9l-3zzL boarded, and widely known MS
the Franklin Hotel, in good repair, with every
convenience for the business of a hotel. il
is located in the centre of the town, and has
plenty of stabling in excellent condition, to-
gether with all other necessary outbuildings.
Upon the lot lying contiguous to the above is
barber shop, recently erected, with every
convenience therein. 1t is also improyed
'e" " SUI anu ~ MthlutrDOarue0 Tenant
house, in good repair, and suitable for the
residence of small family This lot is sub
ieet to a ground rent of Sl.25 per year. At
the same time and place, if necessary, will
also be sold the following leasehold property.
being part of tract Of land called the Old
Fort, lying adjacent to Manchester, ON the
public road leading from said place 10 West
minister, and known as Lots Nos. and in
division and plat made out for the trustees
a DE-. 4 II
Churches of Manchester. Each lot contains
p ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS,
and together containing acres Of land, more
or less, subject to ground rent of So annually
on each lot. The lease thereon is for 90
years, renewable forever.
Terms of Sale.-$200 cash on the day of
s..le, balance to be paid upon the ratification
of said sale by the Court.
VIM. A. McKELLIP,
Attorney Named in said Mortgage,
junlS is John Ii. Lamotte, A1ci'r.
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Trade Dollars.

As some misunderstanding exists among
the people in regard to the time at which the
Redemption of the trade dollar expires. the
following Letter from the Treasurer of the
United States to Or. ], W. Herring, cashier of
the Union National Bank, gf this city, may
be regarded as official:
TREAssRY OF THE UNITED szATxs,l
Washington, June u, 1887.
SIR II have yours Of the 18th inst, asking when
the time expires for the redemption Of the trade dol
after the Act authorizing their redemption, became
law without the signature of the President, which
was March 3rd, last fixes the date September 3rd
next. Very respectfully,
JAMES W. HYATT,
Treasurer Of the United States
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may7 amo
NOTICE.

Having associated with me in the Lumber
and Coal business my son, NJ. JOHN LYNCH,
the business will, after the LIST day of March,
be conducted underline firm name of L. Lynch
Son. EDWARD LYNCH.
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business Locals,

FRuITl FRUIT MIR. Jlo. W. f. Cooper,
representing the Old, Reliable Nurseries of
r. G. Chase & Co., Of Geneva, Philadelphia
and Boston, is now canvassing this county for
fall orders. He will visit all sections of Car
roll during the present season. The stock of
R. G. Chase q Co. is too well known in this
section to need comment
ATTENTION, FARMERS.
Harvest Whiskey specially. $3.50 Whis-
key at Sl,50. Beer by the leg. A. c. Stras-
burger, Westminster, Md. If
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REMNANTS.
MATTINGs AND CARPETS.

Sc and &c Muslin SC, Calico at Sc; Cling
ham Remnants.
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NIFTY ACRE FARM
AT PRIVATE SALE,

Adjoining Westminster, and partly within
corporate limits. VIII be sold as a whole, or
into four parts of about IL acres each, for
country residences. Fronts 500 yards on W..
Md. II, n, JESSE +. SHREEVE,
feb 26-tf Westminster, Md.
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STRAW HATS.

Best and cheapest line in Westminster, in
quality, style and prices. We sell goods, and
do not blow and brag, as some of our COM
petitors will learn to their sorrow, we fear,
before the summer is past With all their
paralytic strokes, these three cardinal points
win every time with intelligent people. Sty-
fish Black and Light Stiff and Soft Hats.
Big Bargains to offer YOU in
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T1HE LADIES SEWING SoCIE-

Il TY of Grace Lutheran Chgreh viii
hold q Curbstone Festival ip front Of the
Church on june s0th, July 1st, I'd and 4th.
Jun IL
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weatnsr RECORD for the Week.

Deputy euartermaster GsneFal q. s, Al
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-08-12
To OUR PATRONS.

o,ce more we are compelled to give
- nstrons a gentle reminder that
!O ..Les money to run a newspaper
" - ;,os won't do. We therefore come
Pi1 nast-footed" and ask those who
"~ r. rs for advertising, subscription
w ~ oh work to settle up. We need
o. nsv and must have it. From
rbom should we obtain it? Why
f.om those who owe it to us, OF course
Tvs everyone. We hope we will not
- obliged to do anything disagreed
II. but if some of those who owe us
Joa., nav up we will have to do some
n, more than talk. During the
s...spt month we shall patiently
..;t ct our office to receive those who
ri.b 10 pay, and We want to be kept
tr After the first of September
e there are any who do not respond
:, hi. invitation We will resort to other
..srres We trust there won't be
.nr such. Let everyone of our Gus
,omer. come in and pay what he owes,
.nJ we'll continue to give our readers
,be best newspaper in this end of the
State
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READ, REFLECT,
AND RETURN
To the UViIIa Store and Get Bargains,

Now Is the time. Ny stock is COM
plete in all lines Of goods kept by me.
Ny goods are bought as low as the
ready cash can get them. My prices
are close. All goods are marked at a
short profit. We propose to save the
public in every instance we can. Our
motto is to take care Of our customers.
We can't afford to do otherwise. Our
Dry Goods and Notions are good but
cheap. Our Hats and Shoes are for
both old and young, large and small.
We have some elegant Carpet and
Mating at low figures. Plenty Of
Hardware, Queensware and Tinware.
Steel Shovels at a close figure. Gro
ceries are fresh and prices low as any.
Fish and Flour kept on hand. In fact,
our stock is full and ready for the
public to select from. We will pay
the best prices for Country Produce
the market will allow. We propose
to treat all alike and do square bus
mess. Come and be convinced that
the bargains are here for you all.
Your Servant,
Ms. J. STRIDER.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-08-12
An End 10 Bone scraping

EDWARD Shepherd, of Harrisburg, H.,
SAYS: Having received so much benefit
from Electric Bitters, feel it my duty
10 let suffering humanity know it.
Have had a running sore on my leg for
eight years my doctors .old me would
have to have the bone scraped or leg
amputated. used, instead, three bot
ties of Electric Bitters and seven boxes
Bucklen's Arnica Salve. aud my leg is
Row sound and we'll" Electric Bitters
are sold at fifty cents hottie, and
Bucklen's Arnica Salve at % cents per
box By j. G.. Gibson.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-08-12
PersouaI.-Mrs. Lille Lee, and her

PersOuaI.-Mrs.L Lille Lee, and her
daughter, Mrs. Lieut.. w. A. Simpson,
of Fortress Monroe, Va, have arrived
| i'm Shepherdstown for the balance OF the
summer, having taken the handsome
house of Mr.. Henry Shepherd on Main
street. Both of these ladies formerly
resided here. and they have many
friends who are pleased to see them
again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennison visited at Mr..
j. NJ. Stonebraker's in this place the
first of the week. Mr.. Dennison is SUI
perintendent OF line of steamers run
ming between New Orleans and Ha-
vana.
Mrs. Lizzie Bishop, of Frostbnrg, Md.
is at Mr.. B. ). Pendleton s, III this place.
She is attending her sister, Mrs. Maria
Kearney, who has been extremely i'll
for some weeks past.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Marten went to
Atlantic City on Thursday, where they
will remain until the first of the week.
They will doubtless have very pleas
ant trip.
Miss Eta Hawn, formerly of this
place, but now of Martins Ferry, Ohio,
is visiting the family of Mr.. j. c. Lam
bert in Shepherdstown.
Postmaster Charles Miller, Of
Frederick, Nd, has been in town this
week. He represents the Remsburg
Fertilizer Company.
Mrs. DR.. Allen Reynolds has been at
Atlantic City for the past week, enjoy
ing the many pleasures OF that popular
seaside resort.
Mr.. II. NJ. Baldwin, of Springfield,
Mass, is spending few days this week
with I. n. Renncr, Esq, at Wheatland.
Mr.. Frank Mcdonald of Frederick,
Nd, was in town this week, stopping
at Mr.. Jacob SmOotz's.
Mr.. Ghiselin, of Norfolk, Va, has
been visiting his son, Rev. Charles
Ghiselin, in this place.
Mrs. G. w. Mispelhorn and her son
Harry, of Baltimore, are visiting rela-
tives in this place.
Mrs. Annie TroXell, of WilliamspOrt,
Md is here visiting her uncle. Mr.. j.
5. Fleming.
Miss Myrtle Taylor, Of Martinsburg,
is visiting Miss Lizzie Conner, in this
place.
Miss Katie Johnson, of this place, is
visiting friends at Martinsburg.
Mr. Lawrence Hout, of Warrenton,
Va, is here OH visit.
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A curious and interesting relic of In
dian barbarism was received at the War
Department few days ago. IL con-
sisted of necklace of human fingers
Originally there were eleven fingers,
strung together after the manner of
necklaces of bear claws, but three OF
them had been lost. This CHASTITY adorn-
ment was captured in an attack on the
Northern Cheyennes in 1876, aud each
finger represented life taken by the
owner, the big medicine man of the
tribe
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-08-12
NHoler's Grove.

Those interested in the exhibition to
be held in Moler's Grove on the 9TH and
sth of September, and especially the
Building Committee, are requested to Ne
present on the grounds on next Tues
day, the 10th of August, at 5 o'clock in
the morning, as buildings, stalls, &c,
win be put up on that day. The ladies
also are expected to be present, As there
will be an important meeting on that
day for them.
=. II. KNOTT. Sec'y,
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Acciden...-Last Saturday after

Accidenls.-Last Saturday after
DON ms Miss Fannie Shepherd, Mrs.
Lottie johnson, Mr.. John II. Schoppert
and Mr.. Hugh Allen were returning
from Shenandoah Junction the horse
they were driving became "ugly" and
caused an accident with painful results
to Miss Shepherd. Is they were going
down the hill at Col. Morgan's gate the
horse began to kick at a terrible rate
and made it so dangerous for the occu-
pants of the vehicle that they were
obliged to jump out. Miss Shepherd
was the first to jump, and unfortunately
broke her ankle in very painful man
ner. She was removed to town and
Drs. John and Allen Reynolds called
in. Her many friends will be glad to
learn that she is getting along very well
at present. The other occupants of the
carriage luckily escaped injury.
Mr.. Will Snyder, son Of MIR. John
Snyder, of this place, at present an en-
ploye of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad
Machine Shops at Mines, Va, met with
quite a severe accident las Friday while
sharpening some tools on grindstone.
His hand slipped from the iron-rest
attached to the grindstone and was
caught between it and the stone, tear
ing off the thumbnail on his left hand
and otherwise mutilating his thumb, so
that he will not be able to work for ten
or twelve days. Will is now at his
home in this place nursing his wounded
hand until it gets well enough to per-
nit him to resume work.
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An Interesting Cause.-The Far
kers burg Sentinel of last week, in It's I.
S. Court notes, has the following OF To-
cal interest in this section:
The case of Opie VS.. Castleman occupied the
attention Of the Court on Monday, and as
there is very important point involved III
Il we Will give our readers as full an eNpla-
nation as possible. In 1861 Mr.. hiram IL
Opie owned q very valuable farm in Jefferson
comfy. w. Va, which he sold TO M. Castle
man for the sum of $4,000. The conditions Oh
the sale were $4,000 cash in hand and the bal
ance in three equal annual payments SOON
after he disposed of his property 10 Caslie-
man Mr.. Opie removed to Staunton, Va, ana
died there in the autumn OF lSG2. Under inc
provision OF his will his wife and son, Dr.
Thomas Ople, were appointed as executors OF
his estate.
1t is now claimed by the present plaintih,
a son OF MIR. Opie, that after the breaking out
of the war Mr. Castleman managed to get
through the lines 10 Staunton, where MIS-
Opie resided and paid of two notes oil s3'Ovo
each. but paid them in Confederate currency
which at that time was far below par. lie
also made arrangements with her by which
the remainder OF the debt was to be paid with
the same money, but after he had left Mrs.
Opie reconsidered the matter and notified
Castleman that she would not accept any
more Confederate money but would accept
the notes of any good Virginia bank. 1t is
also further claimed that upon receipt OF this
notice Castleman succeeded in borrowing the
necessary amount of these notes, which were
also deprecated, and paid the remainder oil
the debt Just before the close OF the war. The
plainti II now claims that he did not agree or
assent To this mode of settling the matter
and files bill to assert the claims against the
land OF the defendant for the total amount OF
the money paid in the deprecated currency,
which we have spoken of, on the ground that
IL was Illegal and worthless and that the eN-
ecutriX and executor committed waste"
and wrong in accepting 1t, as by the terms OF
the contract tn G debt was 10 be paid in the
lawful and legal currency of the United
| States. on the other hand 1t is claimed by
the defendants that the payment made III
Confederate currency, under the circumstan-
ces existing at the time il was made, was n
legal one, and upon this point the whole mat
ter hinges. Judge Jackson has taken the
question under advisement and will decide
ii some time in September.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-08-12
County COurt.-ln

County COurt.-In the County
Court, last week. Messrs. j. w. Wilson
and j. f. Engle were awarded necessary
certificates to obtain license to practice
law in this State.
Adam S. Link was appointed Justice
of the Peace in Shepherdstown district,
in place of Jno. d. McGarry, resigned.
The court appointed the following
named gentlemen, who together with
the Prosecuting Attorney and the Pres
ident of the County Court shall compose
the County Board of Health for two
years from August LIST, 1887, viz: DR..
w. F. Lippitt, Executive Officer; DR..
b. B. Ransom and DR.. r. NJ. Marshall
associates. 1t was further ordered that
the salary of the Executive Officer be
fixed at $50 per annum.
A wholesale liquor license was grant
ed to Mr.. james Watson, of Charles
town.
A special term of the Court was
fixed for Thursday, August 18th, for
the purpose of receiving plans and
specifications for building at the
County Infirmary to be occupied by
colored people. and such other business
as may properly come before the Court.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-08-12
Morraus Grove Fair.

Notice is hereby given that the price
of booths and the tax on amusements
and conveyanees carrying passengers to
and from the grounds has been fixed,
and that the sale for choice of lots will
take place on the grounds, on Saturday,
September 3, at 3 o'clock p. m. The
fees for all privileges are required to be
paid the first day of the fair, at or before
II o'clock M. All persons interested
will communicated with the undersigned
Finance Committee.
3. +. HARRISON, G.. NJ. FULK,
+. IL. REINHART, III. ;. BAKER,.
ID. w. HENDRICKS.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-08-12

Lutheran Picnic.-The Luther
ans of the Shepherdstown and Union
vile churches and their friends will
hold their reunion and picnic, as before
announced, on Thursday next, August
18th, at Mr.. Lemen's big Spring."
near Shepherdstown. The indications
are that this will be a most pleasant
affair and that there will be very large
gathering. The Shepherdstown Cornet
Band will be present, and together with
the choir will make the grove merry
with music. Other attractions and
amusements will be provided, and we
think every one will find it day of
great pleasure. And for the benefit of
the boys, particularly, we will state tina:
watermeons will be plentiful and free.
Every member of Il Lutheran congrega-
ton is cordially invited to be present,
and to bring their friends with them.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-08-12

New Houses.-Messrs. G. w. & S.
p. Humrickhouse, of this place, are
buildinga new two-story frame dwell
ing house at Shenandoah Junction for
Mr.. 5. c. Williams. The house is being
built on the lot adjoining the store. Mr..
II. c. Martcn also of Shepherdstown
has the contract for the tin-rooting and
spoutimg.
Mr.. George Duke is having new
dwelling house with store-room in front
built on his recentlypurchased lot on
the corner of Princess aud Washington
streets. The building is two-story
frame. Capt. II. F. Barnhart has the
contract, and has the work well under
way.
The contract for building the addition
10 Reinharl'S School House las been let
to Messrs. j. n. Trusscll and ii. F..
Barnhart for $3.50 80 The work is to
be completed as soon us possible.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-08-12
Special Term.-Judge Beckwi

Special Term.-Judge Beckwith
held special term Of the Jefferson
Circuit Court last Friday and Saturday.
The cPse of w. j. Knott against the
Shepherdstown Manufacturing Com
pany, argued at the May term, was de-
cided in favor of Mr.. Knott. Motions
for new trials in the cases of McAbee
VS.. The B. & O. Il. X. and Beall vs..
Hannah, made at the May term of Court,
were overrued. Joseph Trapnell. Esq,
was elected Special Judge, to try causes
in which Judge Beckwith is interested.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-08-12
=. cre,t work Fini.hed.-The

work of replacing the wooueh o'iuse VI
the Shenandoah Valley Railroad over
the Potomac river at Shepherdstown
with an iron structure was completed
this week. The last of the workmen
are now packing up their tools ana
machinery, and expect to leave town
about the 10Th of this month. This Joo
has been a stupendous one. Commence
ing about the lst of March, five wooden
spans of 1913 feet each were removed
and iron spans of equal size were put
in their place-this work being done al
a height of ia feet above the bottom Oh
the river. The modus operandi was 10
first build up heavy and substantial
trcstling from the bottom OF the rlVer'
through the old bridge, the railroad
track being transferred to this trestllng'
Then the old wood was taken out, the
iron work placed in position. and hnaliy
tbo trestle. work removed and the iron
snan left clear. While the iron Was be-
ing put in one span, the trestle was DC
inc placed under another, thus keeping
all hands busy. During all this time
the trains ran as usual, and no passen-
ger train was kept waiting live minutes.
As high as righty-iive men were at work
on the bridge at one time, large num-
her of whom were from this community.
There was remarkable absence OF accl-
dents, when the dangerous character oil
the work is considered. But one man
was hurt, and lie cut himself win an
aJze. The work was done by the fh~-
nix Bridge Company, of Ph@nlXViiie'
Pa with MIR. John b. Fraim as their
superintendent, ably assisted by MI.
Charles Wardell.
Each iron span of the new bridge is
perfectly independent Of the other,
being only joined by the railroad track.
The spans are separated BY about SIX
inches of space. This is to allow for the
exhaustion or contraction of the iron III
hot or cold weather. One end of each
snan i, also set on rollers for the same
nurno.e. In hot weather each span
will probably expand one and a-hal1
inches.
The bridge has had two coats OF red
paint-one before IL left the factory ana
the other after it was erected. 1t pre-
sents a handsome, graceful appearance
as it stands outlined against the clear
sky or the dark background of the hills
and mountains.
The cross ties on the new bridge are
much closer than on the old one. Only
about eight inches of space divides
them, and it must be very thin man
that can slip between them.
1t was astonishing TO see the agility
and fearlessncss of the bridge builders
as they climbed about and attended 10
their work hundred feet in the air.
Our town men who were employed on
the bridge were little squeamlSh at
first, but they get over their nervous
ness in day or two.
The most of the bridgebuilders have
gone TO Rochester, n. Y, where the
Phoenix Company has large contract.
The price of the new bridge was
$4S, 900.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-08-12
A Noble ExampIe.-We wish


our subscribers were like our honored
friend Mr.. George Licklder in their
feelings toward the editor. Although
Mr.. Licklider can only walk with the
assistance of crutches, yet he manages
to come to town and make it his first
business to pay in advance for the REG
IsrER each year. Last Saturday he was
in town for the first time, we believe,
during the year, and he told us that one
of the main reasons for his coming was
to pay for his paper and express his APP
probation of its weekly visits. He says
when lie pays for it in advance he can
then read it with clear conscience.
There are very few like Mr.. Licklider
in this respect, We are sorry to say, and
we certainly appreciate his Kindness.
May he be spared for many years yet.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-08-12
Typhoid, Scarlet and Yellow Feyers
Measles, Diphtheria, smallpox,
Cholera, etc.

Darby's Prophylactic Fluid will destroy the
infection Of all fevers all contagious and In
fictitious diseases. VIII keep the atmosphere
OF any sick-roOm pure and wholesome, alb
sOrbing and destroying unhealthy etfiuvia
and cOntagion. VIII neutraliZe any bad
smell whatever, not by Disgusting II, but by
destroying it. Use Darby's Prophylactic
Fluid in every sick-rOOm.